内容简介
《神圣政体和世俗政体》囊括了所有著名的经典原著，但与此同时，它又扩展了传统的评价尺度，以便能够纳入范围广泛、不那么出名的作品。每一本书都有一个评论性的导言，加上历史年表、生平梗概、进一步阅读指南，以及必要的词汇表和原文注解。
作者简介
LawsonsPoliticaisasystematictreatiseonpoliticsinChurchandState,andisarguablythemostsignificantworkofpoliticaltheorytohavebeenprintedduringtheRestorationcrisisof1659-60.Theworkwaswidelydiscussedduringtheseventeenthcenturyanditsconceptualvocabularyappliedindiscussionsoftherevolutionof1688-9,whenitwasalsoposthumouslyrepublished.DespiteLawsonsfame,however,hisworkfellintorelativeobscurityduringtheeighteenthcenturybuthasrecentlybeenthesubjectofrenewedscholarlyinterest.Politicahasbeenreassessedasbothhistoricallyandtheoreticallysignificant,andLawsonscontextualandinterpretativeimportanceemphasized,asawriterwhoenrichesourunderstandingofHobbesandLocke.Thisnewmodemeditionisthefirsttobebasedon,andtocorrect,therareandbadlyprintededitionof1660andthepartiallycorrectededitionof1689.Containingafullscholarlyapparatus,itisdesignedtomakethissignificantworkaccessibletostudentsaswellasspecialiststhroughsubstantialintroductionandnotes,contextualmaterialandbibliographicalguide.CONALCONI）RENisProfessorofPoliticalScienceintheUniversityofNewSouthWales.HisbooksincludeStatusandAppraisalofClassicTexts（1985）andGeorgeLawsonsPoliticaandtheEnglishRevolution1989）.
